Saarland University
Universität des Saarlandes | |
Logo of the Saarland University | |
Latin: Universitas Saraviensis | |
Type | Public |
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Established | 1948 |
Rector | Volker Linneweber |
Academic staff | 290 professors |
Students | 17,639 (15,8% international) |
Location | , Germany |
Campus | Saarbrücken and Homburg |
Website | www.uni-saarland.de/ |
Saarland University (German Universität des Saarlandes) is a university located in Saarbrücken, the capital of the German state of Saarland, and Homburg. It was founded in 1948 in Homburg in co-operation with France and is organized in eight faculties that cover all major fields of science. The university is particularly well known for research and education in Computer Science, Computational Linguistics and Materials Science. [1], consistently ranked among the top in the country in those fields. In 2007, the University was recognized as an excellence center for Computer Science in Germany.
Thanks to bilingual German and French staff, the University has an international profile, which has been underlined by its proclamation as "European University" in 1950 and by establishment of Europa-Institut as its "crown and symbol" in 1951.
Nine academics have been honored with the highest German research prize, the Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz Prize, while working at Saarland University.
History
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Saarland University, the first to be established after World War II, was founded in November 1948 with the support of the French Government and under the auspices of the University of Nancy.
At the time the Saarland found itself in the special situation of being partly autonomous and linked to France by economic and monetary union. With its combination of the German and French educational traditions and the dual languages of instruction, the university had a European perspective right from the start. Prior to the foundation of the university, clinical training courses for medical students at the state hospital in Homburg, Saarland, had been introduced in January 1946 and the "Centre Universitaire d'Etudes Supérieures de Hombourg" established on 8 May 1947 under the patronage of the University of Nancy.
Education
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With its numerous degree programmes and the variety of final qualifications offered (Diplom, Magister, state examinations and, increasingly, bachelor and master qualifications), Saarland University provides the broad spectrum of disciplines typical of a classical universitas litterarum. The more traditional subjects such as business administration and economics, law and medicine are just as much a part of Saarland University as the new degree programmes that have developed from modern interdisciplinary collaborations and which reflect the increasing demand for such qualifications in today's job market. Examples of these new courses include 'Biology with Special Focus on Human Biology and Molecular Biology', 'Bioinformatics /Computational Biology', 'Mechatronics Engineering', 'Micro- and Nanostructured Materials', 'Computer and Communications Technology', 'Historically-oriented Cultural Studies' and 'French Cultural Science and Intercultural Communication'.
Integrated degree courses, which can lead to the award of a joint degree, are organized by Saarland University and foreign partner universities in the fields of business administration, physics, chemistry, materials science and in the interdisciplinary programme 'Cross-border Franco-German Studies'. In the area of teacher training, Saarland University offers an integrated bilingual (French-German) course for prospective teachers of geography and history. A further distinctive feature of Saarland University is the fact that the university is able to award French degrees in subjects such as Droit, Allemand and Lettres modernes. Additional qualifications may also be obtained in numerous postgraduate courses.
The university is responsible for conducting Computer Science related courses for students enrolled in the graduate programmes of the MPI for Computer Science and MPI for Software Systems. Saarland University is one of the few universities in Germany where the entire master's programme in Computer Science is taught in English.[2]
Research
Saarland University is known for research in Computer Science, nano technology, medicine, European relations, politics and law. The university campus and the surrounding area is home to several specialized research institutes, affiliated with various high-profile independent research societies and private companies, focused on primary and applied research.
- Max Planck Institute for Computer Science
- Max Planck Institute for Software Systems
- German Research Centre for Artificial Intelligence - DFKI
- The Institute for Information Systems
- Fraunhofer IZFP
- Fraunhofer Institute for Biomedical Engineering
- Society for Environmentally Compatible Process Technology
- Institut of the society for the promotion of the applied information research
- Leibniz-Institute for New Materials INM
- The International Conference and Research Center for Computer Science
- KIST - Korea Institute of Science and Technology Europe Research Society.
- Intel Visual Computing Institute
- Centre for Bio-informatics Saar
- Institute for Formal Ontology and Medical Information Science - IFOMIS
The university science park provides a startup incubator and a technology/research transfer environment for companies mostly focused on IT, nanotechnology and biotechnology.
Leibniz Prize Winners
- Joachim Weickert, Digital image processing (2010)
- Hans-Peter Seidel, Computer Graphics (2003)
- Manfred Pinkal, Computational Linguistics (2000)
- Johannes Buchmann, Information Theory (1993)
- Michael Veith, Inorganic Chemistry (1991)
- Herbert Gleiter - Material Science (1989)
- Günter Hotz, Kurt Mehlhorn and Wolfgang Paul, Computer Science (1987)
Alumni
- Norbert Gutenberg (* 1951), Scientist
- Susanne Albers (* 1965), Scientist
- Peter Altmaier (* 1958), Politician (CDU)
- Karl-Otto Apel (* 1922), Philosopher
- François Bertemes (* 1958), Historian
- Christian Boehringer (* 1965), Entrepreneur
- Peter Bofinger (* 1954), Economist
- Barbara Bredow (* 1937), Artist
- Ralf Dahrendorf (1929–2009), Politician
- Jürgen Domes (1932–2001), Political Scientist
- Dieter Dörr (* 1952), Lawyer
- Günter Endruweit (* 1939), Sociologist
- Willi Erzgräber (1926–2001), Anglist
- Jürgen W. Falter (* 1944), Political Scientist
- Gotthold Hasenhüttl (* 1933), Theologian
- Winfried Hassemer (* 1940), Scientist
- Eugen Helmlé (1927–2000), Author
- Martin Hoffmann (* 1959), Journalist
- Karl Kaiser (* 1934), Political Scientist
- Reinhard Klimmt (* 1942), Politician (SPD)
- Alfons Kolling (1922–2003), Archeologist
- Hermann Krings (1913–2004), Philosopher
- Christian Graf von Krockow (1927–2002), Political Scientist and Author
- Jutta Krüger-Jacob (* 1963), Lawyer and Politician (Bündnis 90/Grüne)
- Karl-Ludwig Kunz (* 1947), Jurist
- Oskar Lafontaine (* 1943), Politician (Linkspartei)
- Wilfried Loth (* 1948), Historian
- Werner Maihofer (1918–2009), Jurist and Politician (FDP)
- Dietz-Rüdiger Moser (* 1939), Historian
- Peter Müller (* 1955), Politician (CDU)
- Bernhard Nebel (* 1956), Scientist
- Ralf Peter (* 1968), Singer
- Dirk von Petersdorff (* 1966), Author
- August-Wilhelm Scheer (* 1941), Scientist and Entrepreneur
- Claus-Peter Schnorr (* 1943), Scientist
- Jörg Reinhardt (*1956), CEO of Bayer HealthCare
- Jürgen Schreier (* 1948), Politician (CDU)
- Ottmar Schreiner (* 1942), Politician (SPD)
- Lutz Stavenhagen (1940–1992), Politician (CDU)
- Bernhard Sterz (* 1962), Jurist and Politician (SPD)
- Christina Weiss (* 1953), Journalist and Politician
- Uwe Wesel (* 1933), Jurist
- Günter Wöhe (1924–2007), Scientist
- Michael Wolffsohn (* 1947), Historian
Governing bodies
The University is headed by a University Board which includes a President and three vice presidents, responsible for planning and strategy, research and technology transfer, education and administration and finance. There are two commities on research policy and education.
Further, the university has senate and a number of councils dealing with problems ranging from distance learning to women's issues.
Points of interest and Recreation
- Botanischer Garten der Universität des Saarlandes, the university's botanical garden
- The Hermann-Neuberger-Sportschule[3] is located next to the campus and hosts the Olympiastützpunkt Rheinland-Pfalz/Saarland that is the Olympic Training Center for Rheinland-Pfalz and Saarland.
- There is also a recreation center called Uni-Fit[4].
See also
External links
- Saarland University Website Template:De icon Template:Fr icon Template:En icon
- Europa-Institut of Saarland University
- Max-Planck-Institut für Informatik
- Max-Planck-Institut für Softwaresysteme
- Deutsches Forschungszentrum für Künstliche Intelligenz
- Allgemeiner Studierendenausschuss (AStA)
- Campus map of Saarland University
- Saarbrücken Graduate School of Computer Science
References
- ^ CHE Ranking. "News of 06.05.2009 Results from the latest CHE University Ranking". Retrieved 2009-05-12.
- ^ http://frweb.cs.uni-sb.de/index.php?id=131
- ^ Hermann-Neuberger-Sportschule [1]
- ^ uni-saarland.de: Hochschulsport